National Republican., 1887-11-25
CURRENT COMMENT.
The scintlilatIons which Brighton Our
Exchanges.

st. Louis Post. Dispdtch. ft Is established
that the Republicans will carry Ohio In 1888
Dayton Journal. There is one thing Ger.
tain. Whoever is the Republican nominee
will have Ohio at his back with all her
might.
Indianapolis Journal: The tragedies at
Chicago will be repeated In other great
cities unless vigorous measures are taken at
once to prevent their recurrence.
Hartford Cordnt. People in this free
country are allowed to believe what they
may, but what they do must be according
to law, and they are allowed to make the
law themselves.
st. Louis Republican II the supply Of
pauperism and anarchy is stopped anarchy
Itself will die q natural death, and the
place to stop that supply is at its fountain
head In Castle Garden.
Pittsburg Dispatch The old-fashoned
remedy for abollshiDg poverty is still the
surest one. Persistent saving will place
thousands above want, while speculation,
either In options or theories, will produce
more poverty than 1t abolishes.
Chicago Ncus, The rude hand OF time Is
shattering one by one the traditional privi-
leges OF the American aristocracy. Con.
gresham Wise, Of Virginia, has been fined
may not be years before the practice of
carrying bowie knife In the boot leg OF
the first families will be tabooed.
Kansas City Journal. The Democratic
organs having prophesied that Mr.. Blaine
would seek and get the Republican nomi
nation, now base upon the result IN New
York prediction that he will decline to BE-
a candidate. Thus they are comfortably
prepared, IL Blaine be nominated, they
will quote their earlier predictions; II hr
be not nominated, they will reprint their
later prophecies.
Chicago Nail The virginians who re.
tanned Mr.. Conkling to make an argument
in their famous habeas corpus case are
disappointed. They expected he would
prance around the court room and ravo
ABOUT the unhallowed invasion Of state
rights, but he didn't do anything OF tue
| kind. He confined himself to the law an
| the facts and made as good an argument a.
| the case warranted, but that was all.
New York Star: The principal argument
| used In favor OF the government telegrapl.
| scheme is that 1t would be economical In It,
| operation and cheaper telegraphic service
| to the people, because much Of the wori.
| would be done by postal employees and dis
| patches would be sent at cost price. We
are convinced that both Of these expected
advantages would prove illusory. Bu.
there are other considerations prior to then
In the order OF time and importance.
| Chicago Tribune: The Canadian commits
soners might as well ask for the whole OF
| New England as for any portion of the stat
| OF Maine, or for Massachusetts,, In whcc
Maine was merged unit! 1920. The old
boundary controversy was settled under tht
Washington treaty In 1s42 by giving CanadS
little slice In return for certain privileges
/ nf m eh uyit1 Ia TO IA.
satisfied with that concession. The Cana
dams Just now are great sticklers for treaty
| provisions, and should rest content. II
they think they were cheated in the bound
ary deal they can Offset It with the five
and half millions out of which we were
cheated In the Halifax deal, which makes
things more than ever in their favor.
Pttsburg Commercial Gazette: or al
worthless, asinine, weak authorities com
mend us to those OF the New York quaran
tine. Their inefliciency in allowing a scor,
or more immigrants from the infected
cholera districts Of Italy to land severa
weeks ago prepared the public for almos
anything, but certainly not for this Mos
OF the Italians In quarantine are to be LANDED
at once. This is done not because th
doctors in charge believe "that there is NJ
longer any danger from cholera, but be
cause the immigrants have mntinied agains
|
people OF the United States are to under
stand that they have no voice In the matte
as to whether they are to have cholera o
not, but that very serious question is to b
decided by a handful Of ignorant. dirty, In
fected foreigners.
Hartford COurdnt: Ithas been pretty wei
demonstrated by the experience Of the pas
ten years that the trunk railroads will nc
change the couplings and brake arrange
ments of their freight trains merely to sto
the merciless killing and mangling OF brak,
men. There have been plenty Of safety de
vices which were effective, but 1t has bee
cheaper to hire new brakemen than to adop
them. But is probable that selfish II
terest will soon accomplish what human
ity could not. A new brake has beel
tested which will stop a swiftrunnin
freight train In few rods. This will prt
vent the frequent smashing OF freight car
and the destruction of freight which has I
be paid for. Hence, 1t will not be long b,
fore the poor freight brakeman will have
better show for his life. The same cor
siderations Of economy ought to lead to a
agreement between the big roads upo
some form OF steam heater for passeDgt
cars.
Chicago Ne,vS Already there are six car
didates looming up for the Democrat
nomination to the vice presidency. Thes
| tLC llOll' W lIlhm llhS, Ol WtsCut
sin; the Hon. Henry w. Grady, OF Georgia
the Hon. Adlai Z. Stevenson, of Illinoi
the Hon. Morrison Munford, OF Missouri
Gov. Gray, OF Indiana; the Hon. Doc Anne
Of Minnesota. Each Of these ambition
gentlemen has his merits. Villas is sal
to be particularly solid with the Pres
dent, and we can see that there woul
be an advantage in that. SteyensC
is so popular in Illinois that his nominatio
to place on the national ticket migt
serve to bring this state around into tt
Democratic line. The nomination Of Grad
would unquestionably hold the south t.
gether, and 1t is claimed that the popularit
of Doc Ames as wide open statesma
would enlist the hearty cooperation {
every voter between Fort Smelling al
DEVILS Lake. And so are they ala
rattling good men But there are 9th
localities to be heard from. This, 1t shou
be remembered, is grand free for-all.